George Coventry (minister)

29 Moray Place

George Coventry FRSE (1791–1872) was a Scottish minister of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and amateur scientist.

Life

He was born on 5 April 1791 the eldest son of Prof Andrew Coventry and his wife. They lived at 29 Moray Place, a huge Georgian townhouse on the Moray Estate.[1] His mother Eliza Hastie died when he was six. His father remarried two years later to Martha Cunningham.

The grave of Rev George Coventry FRSE , Dean Cemetery

In 1826 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was Dr George Bell, son of Benjamin Bell.[2]

In 1830 he was living at 11 Windsor Street in Edinburgh.[3] In that year his father died and he inherited the estate of Shanwell in Kinross-shire and other properties. He bought 49 Moray Place, a huge house close to his birthplace.[4]

He lived his later life at 33 Melville Street, a very large townhouse in Edinburgh's affluent West End.[5]

He died on 1 March 1872 and is buried in Dean Cemetery midway along the western wall in the section known as "lords Row".[citation needed]

Family

He was married to Jane Head (1798-1870).[6]

Their daughter Elizabeth married Major Alexander Pringle Scott-Moncrieff son of Robert Scott Moncrieff of Tullibole. They were parents to George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff.

Artistic recognition

He was portrayed by John Moffat.[7]

References

  1. ^ Williamsons Post Office Directory 1791
  2. ^ Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1830
  4. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1833
  5. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1870
  6. ^ Grave of George Coventry, Dean Cemetery
  7. ^ "Rev. George Coventry, 1791 - 1872. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". National Galleries of Scotland.